Awning



Oct. 17, 1933." G, H FOERSTER 1,930,998

AWN ING Filled May 19, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 f1 Homey `50 c depending from the lower end of the portion a,

Patented Oct. 17, 1933 e e e e UNITED. 'PATE NroFF;1I`CF- Tf] AWNING` .George H. Foerster, Landover, Md., assigner to2` Tha Automatic Awning Mfg.v Co., Washington, Application Mar 19, 1932. serial No. 612,535 L zoleime. (C1. 15e-ima v This invention appertains to new and useful through which the bight portion e` of the` U- improvements in window awnings and more parshaped framev generally referred to by numeral ticularly toy an improved awning of the swing- 14 extends. y v k able type. A tab 15 secured to the lower portion of the u i 5- The principal object `of the invention is to protop section @with the strip 13 is fastened to the 60 vide an awning in combination with a window ring 16. This ring also has the lower external sash whereby the awning will be moved to "useful end of the strand secured thereto as` at 17 or unuseful position simultaneously with the and this strand, at this jend portion, extends elevation or lowering of the window sash. through the eye 18 at the lower end of the rtop 1o- Another important object ofthe invention is portion a. u u to provide a window awning which can be easily The leg portions g of the frame 14 extendcontrolled from theinsideof the house. through the pockets 19'at the lower ends ofthe Still another important object ofthe invensidewallsb. Obviously, the frame 14 is often-` tion is to provide an awning which can be quickly sional material so that in assembling and mount`` 15. mounted and with equal quickness demounted. ing the awning, the` pintle-like ends h `of Lthe 7 0 These and various other important objects and frame 14 can be easily engagedinto the sockets'v advantages of the invention will become appar- 20 on the frameY 5. -z ent to the reader of the following specification. u On each side portion of theframe 5 adjacent In the drawingsrits upperend is provideda cup-like socket 21 20. Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view oneof which is provided with a slotted top por- 75.

through the improved awning and the window tion 22. In mounting the upper portion of the 'I frame and sashes with which it is associated. awning, one end of the rod 12 is inserted into the Fig. 2 represents an outside elevational view socket 21 at the left being brought into Fig. 3,

of the awning in useful position. while the opposite end of the rod 12 is lowered 25 Fig. 3 represents a sectional view taken subdown through the slot 22 in the remaining Vsocket 80. stantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. p 21 for rest in the socket 21rlastmentioned. l Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of the An eye 23.c anbe provided on the top portion awning frame. of the top afor guiding the strand 10, and fa# Fig. 5 represents an enlarged fragmentary decilitates folding of the awning when inA the vfolded tailed sectional view taken substantially on line position shown in dotted lines shown in Fig. '1. 85`

of Fig. 2. i As isclearly shown in Fig. 1, the inner end of Flg. 6 represents an enlarged fragmentary dethe strand lo'is provided with a ring 24 which tailed sectional view taken substantially on `line engages over the hook 25 @n.the lower portion 6 0f F18- 1- of the inner sash '1. The strand 1o is just of Flg' 7 represents a fragmentary enlarged de `suflicient length as to permit the awning 11 to 90 tailed sectional view taken substantially on line assume the full useful position shown in Fig 1 7-7ofFig.3..

vwhen the sash 'I 1s 1n ther completely open pos1. c u Referrmg to the drawmgs Wherem hke nu' tionshown in Fig. l. Of course, the ring 24`can merals designate like parts it can be seen that 40 numeral 5 represents a conventional rectangube detached from the hook 25 to Demut the a'wn' lar-shaped window frame in .which the outer ing tebe operated'independently of the. sash 7- and inner sashes 6 and 'I respectively'operate. Furthermore the strand. 10 can be of any de' The upper rail of the frame 5 has a bore 8 ex- Sil'ed length s0 that the awning may assume a tending therethrough and a bushing 9 1e provided fullyl useful Posilten at predetermined Desiu in each end of thebore s to afford a bearing `9 tionof the sash '7: Therefore, the important 100 for the control strand 10. f featureinvolved is the automatic means whereby The awningl proper is denoted generally by the awning is controlled byl the sash; themeans numeral 11 and consists of the top portion a, the whereby the .owning` een. be detached from the side portions b, and the depending apron portion sash, vand the means whereby the awning proper f can be quickly mounted ancl` demounted with as well as the side portions "b. Ifhe upper porrespect to a window frame. I 'tion of the top a is sewed to provide a hem d While the foregoing specification sets `forth f through which the rod 12 extends. A strip `13- the invention in specii'c terms,'it is to be under= is secured at its longitudinal edges to the lower stood that numerous changes in the shape, Isize y'55 end of the top portion a so as to provide a pocket and materials may be resorted lto' Without de'-' llQ said bore to terminate on the inside of the frame,

a. slidable sash in the frame,'said strand being secured to said sash whereby lowering or, raising of said sash will result in the simultaneous raising or lowering of said awning. l s e 2. In combination, a. frame, a swngable awning mounted in the frame, said frame being provided with a transversely extending bore in the upper portion thereof, a strand extending from thelower portion of the awning at'the outer part thereof through said bore tofterminate on the inside, of the frame, a swingable x sash in the frame, said'strandbeing lsecured to the said sash at the lower portion thereof, whereby lowering or raising' of said sash will result in the simultaneous raising or lowering of saidawning.

GEORGE H. FOERSTER. 

